Process Development Summer Hire Intern

We are a global chemical company and one of the nation's leading manufacturers of agricultural products. Our Hannibal plant is built to manufacture high-quality products in a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound manner. We occasionally have the need for contingent labor, and that's where you come in.

This Process Development Intern position will be responsible for working on multiple projects with process chemists. The process development intern will also support the optimization of BASF’s blockbuster fungicide Revysol, new herbicide Tirexor, and KIXOR herbicide via process improvements, analytical standard synthesis, and waste reduction. Duties include: sample preparation, calculations, running reactions, using analytical instrumentation such as HPLC and HRGC, and maintaining laboratory notebook. A final summary presentation will take place at the conclusion of the internship. Qualifications include undergraduate research experience or previous internship, previous organic synthesis experience.

Our 1600-acre site, located along the banks of the Mississippi River between Palmyra and Hannibal, Missouri, is home to some of the world's finest crop protection products. With about 400 employees and contractors, we provide more than 20 technical and formulated products that help farmers meet the growing needs for a safe, abundant, and affordable supply of food for today and tomorrow. Competitive pay; housing stipend.